SENSOR aims to create an authoritative repository for managing platform, device and sensor-related metadata information.
SENSOR is based on the OGC standard SensorML (and device descriptions are downloadable in XML or JSON format). SENSOR also provides an API to export (and import) data programmatically. Two instances of SENSOR - one on Polarstern and one at AWI Bremerhaven- will run simultaneously throughout the expedition. They are synchronised on different levels throughout the day as long as network connection permits.
Data Contacts
Every group has assigned chief editors for their devices. They are your first contacts concerning SENSOR related questions. You find them here:
PLEASE NOTE:
- All scientific intstruments and sampling devices used on the expedtion must be registered in SENSOR!
- The Polarstern instance of SENSOR can be accessed via http://sensor.fs-polarstern.de/ (**)
- This is were you may work on while being on the ship, if network connection allows.
- Modifications made on Polarstern are directly transferred to the AWI. When entering the editing mode on Polarstern all data is sent from SENSOR.awi.de (*), which is why modifications onboard mean long loading times. It is therefore highly recommended to enter all specifications before the expedition.
- If network connection fails and you have urgent needs to make changes to your devices you may contact the data supporter. The same applies if you have to make the changes to a lot of devices.
- SENSORWeb on Polarstern is synchronised with the land system every 10 min.
Metadata registered in SENSOR include the following:
- general (overview) information such as unique short names, serial numbers, short description etc.
- Properties: used for quality checks
- Contacts with different roles e.g. Editor, Owner, Principal Investigator.
- Actions: Deployment, Recovery, ...
- Resources: fact sheets, manuals, SOPs
- Parameters: measurement parameters with parameter types. Parameter types follow NERC vocabulary and are now matched to PANGAEA parameter types
- Subdevices: devices attached to the device
IMPORTANT!!!
- ONLY devices which are set to 'Public' and have the contact 'polarstern dship' with the role 'dship connector' will be accessible via the DShip Actionlog (**).
- Device operations entered in the DShip Actionlog (**) will appear under 'Actions' in SENSOR. Still, choice of available actions types is limited in SENSOR and therefore several action types in DShip are associated with the same action type in SENSOR.
You will find the extensive manual here: SENSOR manual
Overview
* only with internet connection
** only onboard